A choice collection of old folk tales and fables, attractively arranged and illustrated. Between each of the longer tales appear several short fables, offering a varied reading experience for the young reader for whom it is intended. Ages 6-9

168 pages

$9.95

THE STAG AND THE LION

A THIRSTY Stag came to a spring to drink. As he drank,
[34] he looked into the water and saw
himself. He was very proud
of his horns, when he saw how big they were and what
branches they had. But he looked at his feet, and took
it hard that they should be so thin and weak.

Now, while he was thinking about these things, a Lion
sprang out and began to chase him. The Stag turned and
ran. As he was very fleet, he outran the Lion so long
as they were on the open plain. But when they came to
a piece of woods, the Stag's horns became caught in the
branches of the trees. He could not run, and the Lion
caught up with him.

As the Lion fell upon him with his claws, the Stag
cried out:—

"What a wretch am I! I was made safe by the very parts
I scorned, and have come to my end by the parts I
gloried in!"

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